Barbara Sobotta-Janiszewska
Polish sprinter (1936–2000)
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Barbara Sobotta-Janiszewska, née Barbara Lerczak, (December 4, 1936, in Poznań – November 20, 2000, in Kraków) was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the women's sprint events during her career.
6 December 1936
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| Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Barbara Lerczak 6 December 1936 Poznań, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 November 2000 (aged 63) Kraków, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Life partner | Jan Nowicki (1970–1974/1975) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | 100 metres 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | AZS Poznań | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | AZS Poznań | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1958 in Stockholm, she won the European Championships 200 metres race (as Maria Leontyavna Itkina won the bronze medal).[1]
She competed for Poland at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where she won the bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 metres with her teammates Teresa Wieczorek, Celina Jesionowska and Halina Richter.
Personal life
She was in informal relationship with Jan Nowicki, with whom she later had a son, Łukasz Nowicki, an actor and television presenter. After 4-5 years, Jan Nowicki broke up with Barbara for Irena Paszyn.[2]
Additional images
Commemorative plaque outside Barbara Sobotta's family home at 41a Wierzbięcice Street in Poznań
